__NOTOC__ Germein Bay is a locality in the Australian state of

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about north of the state capital of

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and about northeast of the city of Port Pirie. Its boundaries were created for the “long established name” for the portion within the

Port Pirie Regional Council The Port Pirie Regional Council (PPRC) is a local government area in South Australia, focused on the city of Port Pirie. It has a population of about 18,000 people. The council's main administrative facilities and works depot can be found in Port ...

in March 1997 followed by the portion within the

District Council of Mount Remarkable The Mount Remarkable District Council is a local government area located between the top of the Spencer Gulf and the base of the Southern Flinders Ranges in South Australia. The district encompasses a wide variety of towns, including coastal port ...

at a later time. Its name is derived from Germein Bay, the body of water to its immediate west. The locality occupies land on the coastline in the south-eastern corner of Germein Bay. It is bounded to the east by the

Augusta Highway Augusta Highway is the part of Australia's ring route ( Highway 1) located in South Australia between Port Wakefield and Port Augusta. Route Augusta Highway starts at the intersection with Eyre and Stuart Highways in Port Augusta West, then ...

and to the south in part by both the Port Pirie River and the

Spencer Highway Spencer Highway (route B89) is a highway along the east coast of Spencer Gulf in South Australia. It runs south from Augusta Highway through Port Pirie Port Pirie is a small city on the east coast of the Spencer Gulf in South Australia, no ...

. It encloses the locality of

Weeroona Island Weeroona Island is a 77 ha island in the Australian state of South Australia located in Germein Bay, Spencer Gulf between the city of Port Pirie and town of Port Germein. It features the wreck of the ''York'', coastal shacks, sandy beaches and ...

on all sides except for the west. The Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line passes through the locality on its east side. The principal land use within the locality is

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where built development will be minimal and will be limited to “low-intensity recreational uses” and where provided, will complement the environment of the locality. Germein Bay is located within the federal division of

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, the state electoral districts of Frome and

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and the local government areas of the Port Pirie Regional Council and District Council of Mount Remarkable.

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